Enabling or Disabling Multiple Units

You can enable multiple units per project using the AbCommonResources-ConvertAreasLengthsToUserUnits application parameter. When it is set to true, views and reports:

  • Display area/length field titles with units; for example, "Area ft²" instead of "Area".
  • Convert field values from Base Units (that is, the storage units) to User Display Units.

Fields affected by this feature include:

  • Database fields that have the Numeric Format property of Area or Length in the schema (for example, bl.area_avg_em).
  • Formula-based virtual fields such as Sum or Count that use the base field that has the Numeric Format property of Area or Length in the schema .
  • Virtual fields that use SQL have no numeric format defined in the schema. You must tag these fields with the Numeric Format property of Area, Length in the view file .